Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano
The Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano, usually known by the acronym ONEFA, is the major college football league in Mexico.
American football has been played in Mexico since the early 1920s in different colleges and universities, mainly in Mexico City. In 1928 the first professional championship was played, organized by Jorge Braniff. From the 1920s to the 1970s more universities and colleges joined the championship, and four categories, called fuerzas were created. The First Fuerza became the National League in 1970, and in 1978 it was reorganized under the name ONEFA.
In 2010 a breakaway league, CONADEIP, was formed by the Monterrey Tech system, UDLAP and additional private universities. In 2017, the leagues started staging regular season matches and a National Championship. However, that only lasted for a year as in 2018, they did not stage regular season matches and cancelled the National Championship Game. The only two ONEFA teams that have maintained scheduling games from 2013-2019 are the Borregos Salvajes Monterrey and the Auténticos Tigres UANL.
The universities that originally participated in the ONEFA were Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua and Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro.
Today the ONEFA is formed by 100 teams divided into four categories: Liga Mayor, Liga Intermedia, and Liga Infantil.
The most important one is the Liga Mayor, whose championships, until 2014, were organized into two conferences: the Big 8 Conference, and the National Conference. The champion of the National Conference was promoted to the Big 8 Conference taking the spot of the team in last place which, in turn, was relegated to the National Conference. For the 2015 season, there are 19 teams participating divided into three conferences: Green, White, and Red. The teams from the Green and the White conferences are eligible to play for the national championship.
Teams
The following teams are members of Liga Mayor. Liga Mayor has 3 conferences: Verde, Blanco, and Rojo.Enrollment numbers represent all campuses of each university.
National champions
- Year with one national champion, Central Conference which was not the top level, was recognized as national champion.
- Year with two national champions, one champion for the top level Conference and other for the National Conference.
- Years with one National Champion and the other Conferences recognized as national champions although they were not the top level.
- † Defunct conference
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Head Coach | Conference |
| 1978 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 23-14 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1979 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 28-16 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1980 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 28-26 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1981 | Águilas Blancas IPN | Águilas Reales UNAM | 39-21 | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | - |
| 1982 | Águilas Blancas IPN | Cóndores UNAM | 16-8 | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | - |
| 1983 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 23-3 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1984 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 40-29 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1985 | Cóndores UNAM | Pieles Rojas IPN | 31-0 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1986 | Cóndores UNAM | Diego García Miravete | - | ||
| 1987 | Osos Acatlán UNAM | Cóndores UNAM | 17-10 | Arturo Alonso Escobar | - |
| 1988 | Águilas Blancas IPN | Cóndores UNAM | 38-6 | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | - |
| 1989 | Pieles Rojas IPN | Águilas Blancas IPN | 14-6 | Manuel Rodero Garduño | - |
| 1990 | Cóndores UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 16-3 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1991 | Cóndores UNAM | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | 41-16 | Diego García Miravete | - |
| 1992 | Águilas Blancas IPN | Centinelas CGP | 17-13 | Jacinto Licea Mendoza | - |
| 1993 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Águilas Blancas IPN | 20-13 | Frank González | - |
| 1994 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Aztecas UDLA | 17-10 | Frank González | - |
| 1995 | Aztecas UDLA | Cóndores UNAM | 43-13 | Leonardo Luján | - |
| 1996 | Aztecas UDLA | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | 6-3 | Leonardo Luján | - |
| 1997 | Aztecas UDLA | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | 21-11 | Leonardo Luján | - |
| 1998 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Aztecas UDLA | 20-17 | Frank González | - |
| 1999 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Aztecas UDLA | 38-25 | Frank González | - |
| 2000 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | 38-28 | Rafael Duk Delgado | - |
| 2001 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 20-12 | Frank González | - |
| 2002 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 34-7 | Frank González | - |
| 2003 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | 38-36 | Enrique Borda | - |
| 2004 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM | 45-22 | Frank González | - |
| 2005 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 14-10 | Frank González | - |
| 2006 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Aztecas UDLA | 43-34 | Frank González | - |
| 2007 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM | 36-14 | Frank González | - |
| 2008 | Pumas CU UNAM | Águilas Blancas IPN | 17-0 | Raúl Rivera | Central Conference |
| 2008 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM MTY | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 41-28 | Frank González | Big 12 Conference† |
| 2009 | Lobos UAdeC | Águilas UACH | 34-21 | Fernando Bravo | North Conference† |
| 2009 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Pumas CU UNAM | 42-21 | Pedro Morales | Central Conference† |
| 2009 | Leones UACAN | :es:Potros Salvajes UAEM|Potros Salvajes UAEM | 20-19 | Marco Martos | South Conference† |
| 2010 | Águilas UACH | Linces UVM Guadalajara | 37-22 | Carlos Altamirano | North Conference† |
| 2010 | Pumas CU UNAM | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 31-21 | Raul Rivera | Central Conference† |
| 2010 | :es:Potros Salvajes UAEM|Potros Salvajes UAEM | Leones UACAN | 23-20 | Carmelo Velazquez | South Conference† |
| 2011 | Linces UVM Guadalajara | Águilas UACH | 35-28 | Enrique Villanueva | North Conference† |
| 2011 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Pumas CU UNAM | 16-15 | Pedro Morales | Central Conference† |
| 2011 | Centinelas CGP | Pumas Acatlán UNAM | 28-14 | Jorge Joaquín Juárez | South Conference† |
| 2012 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Pumas CU UNAM | 34-20 | Pedro Morales | Big 8 Conference |
| 2012 | :es:Potros Salvajes UAEM|Potros Salvajes UAEM | Pumas Acatlán UNAM | 40-28 | Carmelo Velazquez | National Conference |
| 2013 | Pumas CU UNAM | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 28-16 | Raul Rivera | Big 8 Conference |
| 2013 | Pumas Acatlán UNAM | Lobos UAdeC | 45-38 | Enrique Zapata | National Conference |
| 2014 | Pumas CU UNAM | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 21-14 | Raul Rivera | Big 8 Conference |
| 2014 | Lobos UAdeC | Leones UACAN | 29-22 | Francisco Cárdenas | National Conference |
| 2015 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Pumas CU UNAM | 16-7 | Pedro Morales | Tazon Tapatío Mendez |
| 2015 | Tecos UAdeG | Toros Salvajes UACh | 16-6 | Roberto Salas | Final Grupo Rojo |
| 2016 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Pumas CU UNAM | 20-16 | Pedro Morales | National Final |
| 2017 | Pumas CU UNAM | Auténticos Tigres UANL | 18-15 | Otto Becerril | Final Grupo Verde |
| 2018 | Auténticos Tigres UANL | Burros Blancos IPN | 23-20 | Francisco Chaparro | Final Grupo Verde |
| 2019 | Burros Blancos IPN | Aguilas Blancas IPN | 24-17 | Agustin López | Jacinto Licea |